My main sig gen states "output EMF using 6dB pad" next to the socket.
WTF is a "6dB pad"?
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A pad is usually 3 resistors in a small container. They can be a T or a Pi
type. This is the way the resistors are configured in the pad. You may
also see them referred to as an attenuator. The number 6 db is how much the
pad reduces the signal in power. You can get them from about .5 db to 20
db. They have to be used for the impedance they are rated at. They are for
reducing the signal level and also to help isolate small differences in
impedance.
For the calibration to be accurate on your generator it sounds like the
scale is calibrated so you need the 6 db pad after it. A 5 db pad will
reduce the power by a factor of 4 or a voltage by a factor of 2.